The season of breaking records for the Golden State Warriors continues. We won't go into the dubious ones they've broken this season, but today the most important of them all was broken folks.
(Photo CSN Bay Area)
The Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (see Game Thread) to give head coach Don Nelson win #1,333, giving him the most head coaching wins in NBA history.
Congrats Nellie!
Make the jump for some links and videos.
Nellie's contributions to the NBA and the game of basketball span DECADES. Check it out:
- Don Nelson in Pursuit of History [Warriors.com]
- Don Nelson [Wikipedia]
- Don Nelson Coaching Career [Basketball Reference]
- Don Nelson Playing Career [Basketball Reference]
- For the record: Nellie talks career [ESPN]
- SB Nation.com Story Stream
- Photo slide show: Don Nelson through the years [Mercury]
- Nellie is Winningest Coach Ever [Inside the Warriors]
- Taking Stock of Don Nelson' Record [The Wall Street Journal]
(Photo Warriors.com)
Nellie reflects with Warriors broadcasting legend Jim Barnett
Thank you Nellie for everything that you've done for the game of basketball.
Stay tuned for my man FJ's recap and IQ's links galore!